Tulipwood is a shingle style historic home at 1165 Hamilton Street in the

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section of Franklin Township, Somerset County,

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, United States. It was designed by Jacob August Lienau.

History

The land has been owned by the family of Mary Maclay Pentz Williams since 1877. An 8-1/4 acre portion of the original property was transferred to Stephen Guion Williams in the

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of Mary Williams on February 28, 1891. The house, Tulipwood, was built for Stephen Guion Williams of the

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family in 1892. It was the third house built on the property. In 1920 Tulipwood became the home of Leigh W. Kimball and his family. Kimball's grandson, Christopher Lehman was the last resident of Tulipwood before it was bought by

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in 2003 and transferred to the Meadows Foundation. Tulipwood, also known as Whitehaven Farms, was added to the

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on September 9, 2005.

References

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